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CVE-2026-16436: Mitsubishi GENESIS products allow password bypass
CVE-2026-16436 · published today
Summary
Several Mitsubishi GENESIS, GENESIS64, ICONICS Suite, Hyper Historian, AnalytiX, MobileHMI, IoTWorX, MC Works64, GENESIS32 and BizViz versions let a remote user reset a forgotten password using a fixed challenge response. This lets an attacker unlock the system and potentially view, change, delete data or cause a denial of service. Update to the latest software releases or apply the vendor’s recommended fix to secure the password recovery process.
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| mitsubishi electric corporation | genesis | versions 11.03 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric iconics digital solutions | genesis | versions 11.03 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric corporation | genesis64 | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric iconics digital solutions | genesis64 | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric corporation | iconics suite | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric iconics digital solutions | iconics suite | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric corporation | hyper historian | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric iconics digital solutions | hyper historian | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric corporation | analytix | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric iconics digital solutions | analytix | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric corporation | mobilehmi | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric iconics digital solutions | mobilehmi | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric corporation | iotworx | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric iconics digital solutions | iotworx | versions 10.97.3 and prior |
| mitsubishi electric corporation | mc works64 | all versions |
| mitsubishi electric corporation | genesis32 | all versions |
| mitsubishi electric iconics digital solutions | genesis32 | all versions |
| mitsubishi electric corporation | bizviz | all versions |
| mitsubishi electric iconics digital solutions | bizviz | all versions |
Original advisory text
An authentication bypass vulnerability in GENESIS, GENESIS64, ICONICS Suite, Hyper Historian, AnalytiX, MobileHMI, IoTWorX, MC Works64, GENESIS32 and BizViz
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS versions 11.03 and prior, GENESIS64 versions 10.97.3 and prior, ICONICS Suite versions 10.97.3 and prior, Hyper Historian versions 10.97.3 and prior, AnalytiX versions 10.97.3 and prior, MobileHMI 10.97.3 and prior, IoTWorX 10.97.3 and prior, MC Works64 all versions, GENESIS32 all versions, BizViz all versions, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS versions 11.03 and prior, GENESIS64 versions 10.97.3 and prior, ICONICS Suite versions 10.97.3 and prior, Hyper Historian versions 10.97.3 and prior, AnalytiX versions 10.97.3 and prior, MobileHMI 10.97.3 and prior, IoTWorX 10.97.3 and prior, GENESIS32 all versions, and BizViz all versions allows a remote attacker to unlock the system by obtaining the challenge response by some means. The challenge response used to unlock the system is common to all users and fixed. As a result, the attacker may disclose, tamper with, destroy, or delete internal information, or cause the affected system to enter a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Type
CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
Timeline
Published15 Oct 2026
Updated15 Oct 2026
First seen15 Oct 2026
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